Rate the Game: Week 162

[M-A-G]

Great googly-moogly, things keep getting gloomier and colder as the year comes closer to an end. The forums are also acting more and more screwy. I'm lucky to still be able to do this business. Through hellfire and brimstone, I will bring you Rate the Game! Unless, I'm like, pretty sleepy. What say we dive right into things, huh? Last week, we took a look at the sequel known as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Its predecessor fared pretty OK, although it's languishing amongst the fairly average on the list. Did Activision present us with a follow-up that would rock our socks off? Let's have a look....

Rate the Game Results

1. Super Mario World (4.81)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)
5. Mass Effect (4.75)
6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)
9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)
10. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)
11. Portal (4.5)
12. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
13. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
14. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)
15. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)
16. Mega Man 2 (4.44)
17. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
18. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)
19. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
20. God of War (4.4)
21. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)
22. Mega Man X (4.36)
23. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
24. BioShock (4.33)
25. Ōkami (4.33)
26. Perfect Dark (4.3)
27. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
28. The Last of Us (4.28)
29. Mega Man 3 (4.16)
30. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)
31. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)
32. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
33. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
34. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
35. Mario Party (4.125)
36. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
37. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
38. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
39. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
40. NBA Jam (4.05)
41. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
42. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
43. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
44. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
45. Super Metroid (4.0)
46. Star Fox 64 (4.0)
47. The Simpsons (4.0)
48. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
49. EarthBound (4.0)
50. Fallout 3 (4.0)
51. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
52. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
53. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
54. X-Men Legends (4.0)
55. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
56. Dishonored (4.0)
57. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
58. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
59. Mega Man (3.89)
60. Castlevania (3.86)
61. Contra (3.86)
62. Devil May Cry (3.86)
63. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
64. Half-Life (3.83)
65. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
66. Infamous (3.83)
67. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
68. Final Fight (3.8)
69. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
70. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
71. Double Dragon (3.75)
72. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)
73. Max Payne (3.75)
74. Fallout 4 (3.75)
75. Tetris (3.69)
76. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
77. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
78. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)
79. Alan Wake (3.66)
80. Diablo (3.66)
81. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
82. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
83. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)
84. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
85. Doom (3.625)
86. StarFox (3.61)
87. X-Men (3.6)
88. Resident Evil (3.58)
89. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
90. Daytona USA (3.5)
91. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
92. Samurai Shodown (3.5)
93. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
94. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
95. Dark Souls (3.5)
96. Shinobi (3.5)
97. Unreal Tournament (3.5)
98. Battletoads (3.42)
99. Dead Space (3.4)
100. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
101. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
102. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
103. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
104. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
105. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
106. Dead Island (3.33)
107. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
108. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
109. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
110. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
111. Gears of War (3.27)
112. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)
113. Borderlands (3.22)
114. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
115. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
116. Darkstalkers (3.2)
117. Quake (3.2)
118. Halo 3 (3.16)
119. SoulCalibur (3.16)
120. Pac-Man (3.125)
121. Killer Instinct (3.11)
122. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
123. Rock Band (3.09)
124. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
125. Metroid (3.0)
126. Time Crisis (3.0)
127. Tekken (3.0)
128. Halo 2 (3.0)
129. Syphon Filter (3.0)
130. Gex (3.0)
131. Destiny (3.0)
132. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
133. Army of Two (3.0)
134. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
135. Shenmue (3.0)
136. Guitar Hero (2.875)
137. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
138. Streets of Rage (2.84)
139. Altered Beast (2.8)
140. Bayonetta (2.75)
141. Command & Conquer (2.75)
142. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
143. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
144. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
145. Gauntlet (2.71)
146. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
147. Dead Rising (2.71)
148. Bionic Commando (2.66)
149. Saints Row (2.66)
150. The Sims (2.6)
151. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
152. Silent Hill (2.6)
153. Tomb Raider (2.55)
154. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
155. Twisted Metal (2.42) 156. Crackdown (2.42)
157. Golden Axe (2.33)
158. Gran Turismo (2.3)
159. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
160. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)
161. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)


With an overall score of 4.4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 shoots way past its predecessor and falls on the number 21 spot on our leaderboard, being a much more beloved game amongst those of us who played it, and being the highest rated Call of Duty game so far.

Number 21 is just 11 spots away from the real glory, though. It came so close to being established as a top tier game. Perhaps our next game will have better success? Roll that beautiful bowl footage!

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Thanks for all you do, bowl. Here on tap for this week is a return to the world of the Dark Knight and the city of Gotham, emphasis on 'city'. The asylum wasn't enough to contain the imaginations of Rocksteady employees when it came to the Caped Crusader. This week we're doing another sequel, this time we slip back into the Batsuit and root out the criminal element in a much larger environment than before. It's Batman: Arkham City! Batman: Arkham Asylum, in my view, kind of underperformed here on Rate the Game, but maybe things will be different this time around? Does this game make for a worthy and superior successor? Is it enough to do Batman justice as a character? How about it, you all? Let's hash it out here and we'll see how things go. Until next week!

[drave]

Too many Riddler trophies, not enough variety. They were neat at first, but 100? No.

Love the combat in this game. Simple on the surface, with a few lil tricks they add in over time.

4/5 - Great, but could have been better.

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[ClockShot]

Gave it a 4.

Had one of the best opening segments in gaming.

[Big Vic]

Played Arkham Asylum but not City.

[Emperor Smeat]

Never played it.

Only played and own Asylum from the Arkham series.

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by drave Too many Riddler trophies, not enough variety. They were neat at first, but 100? No. Love the combat in this game. Simple on the surface, with a few lil tricks they add in over time. 4/5 - Great, but could have been better.

On principle alone, I should hate this game or at least be overwhelmed by it. The Open World Rule puts it under scrutiny. The difference here is that being Batman is tons of fun. It's not a collection of pixels that happens to be in the shape of Batman. I am motherfucking Batman and I get to do all the cool things Batman gets to do, short of banging Selina Kyle. Doing a bunch of side stuff would normally be off-putting and exhausting, but they made this "city" rewarding to explore. Even if I didn't do a single odd job, the main game is plenty to sink your teeth into, with great boss battles and some neat twists. I haven't played any of the games that came after this one, but I imagine it's tough to top.

[drave]

I think Arkham Knight was the only one after it, and it is also damn good. Took what made City feel good and turned it up.

Only mild-ish complaint is the forced batmobile/"tank" fights. Those are very boring.

[M-A-G]

Arkham Origins is the other one.

[drave]

never played that one. I think City and Knight are the only two I played. Both are superb.